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'Tease' makes cut at Oxygen

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Oxygen is going into production on its first-ever competition series, the Lisa Rinna-hosted "Tease," which centers on the world of hairstyling.

Each hourlong episode will feature two up-and-coming hairstylists chosen from salons nationwide as they face off in what is described as an "outrageous, Olympics-style" tournament, competing for a chance at a one-on-one battle with a high-profile "master stylist." Should they beat the pro, they will receive a honor dubbed the "silver scissors."

"Tease" is set to go into production next week in Los Angeles for a January premiere on the women's-targeted network. The six-episode series is executive produced by Michael Yudin for MY Entertainment (Spike TV's "King of Vegas") and Brian Gadinsky for G Group (Season 1 of Fox's "American Idol").

"We haven't done an actual bona fide competition show, and when I saw the concept, I thought, this is fun, we should go for this," said Debby Beece, president of programming and marketing at Oxygen. "(Viewers will have) a lot of fun watching these guys and girls compete and deal with the stress and pressure."